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Having introduced the world to the wonders of a major deep stack poker tournament last year, The Venetian in Las Vegas has announced a fourth version of its popular Deep Stack Extravaganza this year to be held November 1 to November 25.

The first three incarnations of the Deep Stack Extravaganza series this year varied in size and tournament type and were held in February, April and June and July, during the 2008 WSOP. The tournaments awarded thousands in prize money and have become very popular with tournament poker player due to the value for buy-in dollar with cash prizes at times exceeding 100 times the buy-in.

This newest addition to the schedule will consist of 25 No Limit Holdem events with buy-ins of $330, $540, and $1,060. The championship event features a $2,500 buy-in.

Players will start with 10,000 in chips for the $330 event, 12,500 for the $540 and $1,060 events and 15,000 for the championship event. A 2,000, 2,500 and 5,000 add-on will be available for each event, respectively, with the purchase of a $10 Staff Bonus.

If you're not going to be in Vegas in November for the Venetian Deep Stack but still want to get exceptional value for your poker tournament buy-in dollar, then make sure to check out the Bodog Poker $100k Guaranteed online poker tournament. Qualifiers run daily for as little as $1 in the Bodog Poker room.